EANS-Adhoc: ams AG
Annual General Meeting approves majority of items on the
agenda; ams announces reduction of Supervisory Board to improve efficiency and
streamline decision-making
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad-hoc disclosure transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual & Special Corporate Meetings/Company Information 23.05.2013 Unterpremstaetten, Austria (23 May 2013) - ams (SIX: AMS), a leading provider of high performance analog ICs and sensors, announces that in today's Annual General Meeting the majority of items on the agenda were approved with a large majority. Of these, several items were approved unanimously. The items 8 and 9 were not approved. ams also announces a reduction of the company's Supervisory Board. Chairman Guido Klestil and member Dr. Kurt Berger have tendered their resignation and will leave the Supervisory Board of ams. As a consequence, employee representative Dr. Guenther Koppitsch will leave the Supervisory Board at the same time. Guido Klestil retires from the position of Chairman of the Supervisory Board after 25 years implementing a plan announced in the company's Annual General Meeting 2010. In its meeting today, the Supervisory Board has elected Hans Joerg Kaltenbrunner who has been heading the Supervisory Board's Audit Committee and has been a member of the Supervisory Board since 2009 as its new Chairman. ams would like to express its profound thanks to Guido Klestil for his many years of service as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ams. Guido Klestil has accompanied the development of ams through a large portion of the company's history showing prudence and full dedication to ams. Over the years, he supported and guided many significant decisions and strategic choices for the benefit of the company. ams would also like to thank Dr. Kurt Berger for several years of service as a Supervisory Board member and his commitment to ams. ### About ams ams develops and manufactures high performance analog semiconductors that solve its customers' most challenging problems with innovative solutions. ams' products are aimed at applications which require extreme precision, accuracy, dynamic range, sensitivity, and ultra-low power consumption. ams' product range includes sensors, sensor interfaces, power management ICs and wireless ICs for customers in the consumer, industrial, medical, mobile communications and automotive markets. With headquarters in Austria, ams employs over 1,300 people globally and serves more than 7,800 customers worldwide. ams is the new name of austriamicrosystems, following the 2011 acquisition of optical sensor company TAOS Inc. ams is listed on the SIX Swiss stock exchange (ticker symbol: AMS). More information about ams can be found at www.ams.com. Further inquiry note: Moritz M. Gmeiner Director Investor Relations Tel: +43 3136 500-31211 Fax: +43 3136 500-931211 Email: investor@ams.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- issuer: ams AG Tobelbader Strasse 30 A-8141 Unterpremstaetten phone: +43 3136 500-0 FAX: +43 3136 500-931211 mail: investor@ams.com WWW: www.ams.com sector: Technology ISIN: AT0000920863 indexes: stockmarkets: official dealing: SIX Swiss Exchange language: English
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